David Fitzgerald and Neil Godfrey discuss the Christ Myth Theory with Phil Robinson of Nuskeptix.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=guwnqgJqvHA&start=31
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2015-07-29
Christ Myth Theory Interview with David Fitzgerald and Neil Godfrey
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by Neil Godfrey
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We are beginning to ask about the extent to which the Greeks may have influenced the New Testament. But who were the Greeks? What was their essence?
Jacob Burckhardt, adopting the insight of his teacher Bockh, structured his teaching of the Greeks around the ground that “the Hellenes were more unhappy than most people think (in Heidegger, Parmenides lectures, 90; also cf. Heidegger, Basic Questions of Philosophy, 40).” A young Nietzsche attained an auditors transcript of this lecture by Burckhardt and, as Heidegger says, “cherished the manuscript as his most precious treasure (90).”
If anyone is interested in exploring further the theme of the “tragic” interpretation of the ancient Greek existence, you can check out my Master’s thesis on this topic, which is posted in full online here: https://dr.library.brocku.ca/handle/10464/2352?show=full
Just click on the above link and then scroll down and click on View/Open
Great to see you two in a video discussion. I hope for more like this. Would love to see one with Neil, Tim and a moderator like Phil.